Neowin News Feed for: Canadian

Uber sued again, by Canadian taxi drivers

Andrew Stevenson — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 10:28:01 +0000

Uber is being sued following its recent expansions in Canada. Following the city of Toronto's failed lawsuit, it's the taxi drivers in Toronto looking for up to C$400m in damages. Read more...

All major Canadian ISPs throttling P2P

Brad Sams — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:20:07 +0000

It seems as if throttling P2P is now the thing to do if you're a major ISP. We first broke wind that Comcast was doing it and that the Australia was putting the lock... Read more...

Canadian Police Tolerates Piracy For Personal Use

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:43:44 +0000

The Canadian police announced that it will stop targeting people who download copyrighted material for personal use. Their priority will be to focus on organized crime and copyright theft that affects the health and safety... Read more...

Canadian Study: Piracy Boosts CD Sales

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:49:21 +0000

University of London researchers, Birgitte Andersen and Marion Frenz surveyed a large group of Canadians and concluded that that people who download more music actually buy more CDs: "We estimate that the effect of one... Read more...

Demonoid's Return Forces Canadian Users Out

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:33:00 +0000

Earlier reports suggested that Demonoid was contacted by the CRIA, but with Demonoid's return, fiction has become fact. Demonoid reports: "We received a letter from a lawyer representing the CRIA, they were threatening with legal... Read more...

YouTube clip leads to arrest in Canadian murder hunt

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:13:19 +0000

A video clip posted on YouTube has helped Canadian police in the investigation of a nightclub murder.Police in the southern Canadian city of Hamilton posted a clip from club surveillance cameras onto the popular naff... Read more...

Canadian Scientists Re-grow Teeth and Bones

Dave Legg — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:20:33 +0000

Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton have created a tool which uses small ultra-sound pulses to stimulate the growth of teeth and bones. The device will be able to help re-grow teeth that... Read more...

BioWare named in key Canadian business award lists

Thu, 07 Oct 2004 00:43:52 +0000

Developer BioWare has been named as one of the top 100 employers in Canada by Mediacorp Canada and Macleans magazine, and has also been placed in Deloitte's Canadian Technology Fast 50 listing. This... Read more...

StarOffice scores Canadian win

Tue, 08 Jun 2004 07:39:00 +0000

Sun Microsystems has recruited one of its biggest customers yet for its StarOffice software, signing a contract with the Ontario Ministry of Education covering 2.5 million students. The deal, signed May 27 but... Read more...

Ubisoft and EA spar in Canadian court

Marcel Klum — Sat, 27 Sep 2003 09:14:50 +0000

Ubisoft Montreal rolls up the welcome mat--brings legal action against former Splinter Cell designers hired on to new Electronic Arts studio. In a court case that has received significant press in Montreal, but... Read more...

Printers, scanners aid Canadian counterfeiters

Michael Stanclift — Sun, 13 Jul 2003 15:59:55 +0000

Crooks are using the latest digital printers to make fake Canadian banknotes, focusing on a new range of low-denomination notes that were supposed to be tougher than ever to copy, police and experts say. ... Read more...

Intel, AMD, Apple, HP, Sony fight against Canadian CD levy

Wed, 11 Dec 2002 19:45:23 +0000

An unlikely coalition of the Canadian branches of Intel and AMD, as well as HP, Sony, Motorola, Apple, Costco and Staples is attempting to prevent a proposal that would hike the price of 100 blank... Read more...